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If the draft worked out this way, I would be anxiously excited because the #34 would turn into a no-Brainer imo. I can't believe this individual fell.

I hated the idea of Peterson, 90 days ago. I no longer would loose it, if the Bills drafted Peterson or AJ Green. Those two are gifted athletes and would still be Top 10 and Top5 picks in a year that was actually strong in LTs and pro ready QBs. I would be cautiously optimistic if teh Bills' drafted Gabbert or Newton. You can say what you want about Chan Gailey, he knows QBing and if he is involved in picking one of these guys than he must have a feeling he can turn them into something great. I'd much rather have Beef in the Middle over an edge rusher. Von Miller's 27 sacks in two years didn't help Texas A&M's defense much. They were still ranked in the 100s in the total defense. A similar effect would likely happen in Buffalo he gets 8-10 sacks yet Buffalo is still in the Bottom 3rd in total defense and bottom 3 in Rushing defense. Thats if he can actually maintain his weight and LT don't just send him flying 15 yards down the field and out of the play. At this point I'm more of an anybody but Von kinda guy.

The Great Gazoo is also in the running. Just paint him green and put some antennae on his head.

With the 26th pick in 2011 draft the Baltimore Ravens take Brandon Harris, CB, Miami. The U connection was the tie breaker with CBs left on the board. The Ravens had Jimmy Smith written down and ready to go.

Was John Clayton able to make through Buffalo's Black Hole? John Clayton does look Alien-ish. Or is he just making stuff up.

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You know Peter King lifted that information from a teenage kid that broke the sacks down back in September. http://player-rater.blogspot.com/2010/09/robert-quinn-2011-draft-scouting-report.html I posted this article at the end of last season and people made fun of the fact it was teenager that wrote the article. Now Peter King posts the same information and its unquestionable.

Mock Drafts Round 1 thread: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/128890-2011-mock-draft-round-1/ Round 2: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/128892-2011-mock-draft-round-2/

Will the fan favorite's son come home to Minnie? It'd be like a Disney movie.

With the 10th pic in the 2011 draft the Washington Redskins take Julio Jones WR, Alabama

Chris Brown just blabbed about the options. No new info. Chris Brown would take Marcell Dareus over Von Miller when put on the spot. Although it did say "Cam" "Cam" "Cam""Cam" Behind his head. They also talked about Josh Thomas from UB briefly.

Is there a way to make that go past 10? That wouldn't be a bad tool to use. I 65% chance that Denver takes Dareaus seems about right to me. However for the purposes of this mock. I don't believe that Peterson is completely out of left field.

I took Jordan. That's what I would do. Then I saw the vote too close for comfort between Von Miller and Dareaus and deleted my vote to vote for Dareaus. I don't want a 3rd party candidate splitting this issue. Either go Big or go Home. We need some Beef.

Come on man. The whole team sucks except for Locker, really? Isn't more likely the whole team sucks including Locker. There is nothing there. All he did was lose at U dub, crumble under pressure, and throw inaccurate passes. Plus he has a 20 Wonderlic. He is a waste of a pick in any round. There really is no counter argument. What has he done that would make you believe he would be a food NFL QB? He could run real fast and he is tall. That's about it. Now converting him to a TE would be interesting.

I would be doing back flips and buying jerseys.

I'm missing the point? That's funny. The point is what the Bills should do with #3 overall. Never mind I shouldn't have chimed in. Go back to your Master debating.

This what I find amazing: You watched those 5 plays and thought, "The Bills should draft this guy #3 overall"?

That's exactly what any Bills fans should want. Pats draft Locker, if Brady shows his age, have the fans calling for him, Then boo-ya bottom of the AFC East.

I didn't really think of it as a personal character attack. I'm just summarizing articles. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-27-bowers-sw_N.htm I didn't mean is as an attack. It just seems like he didn't live up to his #1 High School recruit status until his Junior year and even then I like the play of Jarvis Jenkins who is right there gang tackling QBs on a lot of Bowers highlight reels. You can never count anyone out. Out of everyone mentioned I would put him at the bottom of the list, but he is still on the list. If you measure by result. They don't know what they're doing. I'm not saying I'm qualified. I am saying a blind folded 10 year old with a dart board and a dart can draft better than the Buffalo Bills the last 10-15 years. The jury is still out on Nix as a GM, but this is his second go around at one Bills drive in the last 10-15 years. BTW my DVR during the college season got a lot more workout than YouTube, but yeah I looked at some YouTube videos. OMG!!!! The internet can't possibly have any information on it because there is one article that is incorrect, therefore its all incorrect!!! Thanks for the support. I think we got to start as an assistant quality coach and spend 80 hours a week editing videos for $0.00 a year and then work your way up. I don't think I'm crazy enough to make the move.

Yeah I agree that its long odds, but having two #1s still increased the odds, from 1 in 1,000,000 to atleast 1 in 999,999 or better. Given Buffalo's drafting history, gives even more fuel to Cameron Jordan

They throw around "Face of the Franchise" and he has "IT" when it comes to QBs. It could apply to D-Lineman too. They guy seems like a natural born leader. If we pass on Cam Jordanm for Miller its going to be added to the list of coulda, shoulda, woulda Ngata, Orakpo, Beluga, Jordan. Added pain when you see who is blocking in his profile picture on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Bulaga

I can do the Ravens as well.

I've spent more time and energy on the 2011 draft then many people have spent on their Doctoral thesis. Probably has something to do with an 0-8 start in 2010. I've watched almost all of the first round prospects in game action, many times just to see the prospect play. As well as tons of YouTube clips and many different draftnik site's opinion. Below is my assessment of the top 12 prospects the Bills have a shot to take at #3. I'm just one man, not pretending to be a scout but I can tell you I spent more time focusing on the Buffalo Bills in particular than many draftnick's that just seem to mail it in when it comes to Buffalo. The good news is there are tons of options. The bad news is there are tons of options because there are no clear cut top tier prospects. There are 20 people that would be rated #10-20 in most years but there really aren't that many prospects in 2011 that would be rated in th Top5 most years. No top of line QBs or LTs in this draft; unfortunate since we need 1 of each. Haynseworthian Talent: Marcell Dareus: This guy can be an unstoppable force if he wants to. I've seen many Alabama games and the guy can make plays. At least 1 or 2 times a game you'll say “how does a guy that size make plays like that?” Then for 80% of the rest of the game he is invisible. He has the potential to be great but sounds more like McKelvin in interviews. Worrisome plus is a 1 year wonder. Not as worried about the 1 year wonder with him because how is a 18 or 19 year old going to get playing time on Alabama's defense that is chocked full with NFL pros. Possibly Nick Names: Marcellosaurus Nick Fairely The shoe-in for the #1 overall in January and February, he has fallen out of favor mostly over concerns with work ethic and he came into the combine under 300 and was expected by over 300. The guy is a dominant athlete. You just can't find almost 300 lb athletic people like him in the world. He can today, reportedly 360 dunk on a regulation basketball rim. Has only been semi-serious about football the last 4 years and played TE and DE in High School. Would like to get into the mix at TE on goal line plays if given the chance. The concern is motivation and work ethic which is a big one and kind of a 1 year wonder as well. Worrisome. If the Bills took either Fairely or Dareus at #3 they both have huge ceilings and huge basements. Da'Quan Bowers The guy was the #1 High School recruit. Then pretty much disappeared his first two years. His father died after his Sophomore season and to paraphrase told his son to work hard. Well he kicked it into gear his Junior year and had a product season, sacks wise it was nice. To me this guy seems like the prototypical spoiled athlete. Has have had everything given to me since he was a teenager because of his freakish athletic ability and doesn't appear to have the work ethic to live up to his potential. Has his father's passing motivated him to step up and fulfill his potential, or is going to go back to taking it easy once he gets a payday? No one knows, We only have one year to work with. He is top10 talent mostly on reputation. When I watch clips his D-Lineman mates stand out. In particular Jarvis Jenkins which would be a great 3 round pick in my opinion. Also would be weird to have back to back Clemson first round picks. The recent rumors about micro fracture surgery are going to kill his draft stock. Micro Fracturer knee surgery is atleast a year off. If the rumors are true. He may be there at #34. Little Bitty Speed Rusher: Von Miller Why in the world would the Bills want to take an undersized speed rusher with #3 overall pick? No clue. Von Miller will likely be a good player. I think he is more suited to play ILB in the NFL than OLB, especially in a 3-4. This pick would give me some major heartburn. There have been only 2 LBs taken in the Top5 in almost a decade and neither lived up to the draft position. Just a risky risky pick. I watched him in the biggest game of his career and he had 0 backside pursuit. He would just kind of amble around out there if the play wasn't to his side. I was instantly depressed when the Bills took Maybin over Orakpo. This wouldn't be as bad a pick but taking Von Miller over some of these big guys would be a Buffalo Bills style draft botch job. He didn't cover TEs college and even with his 27 sacks the last two years the Texas A&M defense was still 105 in the nation. Expect a similar impact on defense ranking if Miller came to Buffalo. The "QBs" Cam Newton. Anyone that says Cam Newton can't throw the ball is an idiot or racist or both. There is no question he has NFL throwing motion and a nice release. Surprisingly didn't test as high at the combine as expected but still did amazing. The worry is the 21 Wonderlic. The average of all starting Super Bowl QBs Wonderlic is 28 the last 11 years. I don't think that is a coincidence. He does seem to be late in making decisions. I'm not sold. On the flip side the Bills haven't taken a QB with their first 1st round pick in the Super Bowl era ever and have only taken 2 QBs in the first round in total. The only time the Bills have been relevant in the Super Bowl era is when one of those QBs panned out. You can say what you want about Chan, he knows QBs. If Chan and Nix pull the trigger on Cam Newton I'll be cautiously optimistic. If the Bills did nothing but take a QB with their first round pick every other year until one panned out it wouldn't be a bad plan. I'm just not sold on Cam Newton. Yo Gabba-Gabbert. Come on man, really Blaine Gabbert? What is your real name? Well I like him in interviews the guy has his head on straight and killed the Wonderlic. Has a good arm. He needs a lot of coaching though. Didn't seem to be able to read coverages well and just seemed to crumble under pressure. Not really two qualities you like in a Top5 QB. Has tons of question marks. However under Chan's tutelage he might be able to turn into something after sitting a year or two, again not really what you want with a Top5 pick but Nix was involved in drafting Philip Rivers well actually drafting Eli Manning and trading him for Philip Rivers and a boatload of picks. So if Nix and Chan take Gaine Blabbert they must be on to something. Side note I think the Amish Rifle is the perfect QB to start in front of Newton or Gabba for a year. Fitzpatrick has a bit of sporadic noodle arm but if you put his head on Gabba-Gabbert's body; Championship! If the Bills take a QB they can learn a lifetime of Quarterbacking from Fittzy and Chan. Its like a perfect QB Petri-dish. They just need to get the right strain and they can turn it into a deadly QB. Another Side note Jake Locker had 0.0% chance of going #1 overall last year and has 0.1% chance of going in the 1st ROUND this year. Leading into the 2010 draft he had 5-7 season, with 55% completion percentage and a 20 Wonderlic. He crumbles under any kind of pressure and is widely inaccurate. Contrary to common belief he actually did better his senior year, 6-6 with a Bowl win. He is a complete Todd McShay creation. Its likely some team takes a chance on his hype in the 3rd, I hope its not the Bills. He wouldn't even thrive in the Bills perfect QB petri dish. Garbage, he should go play MLB or become a TE because he is a gifted athlete. Not another CB! Patrick Peterson. The guy looks and plays like a safety. He has stiff hips where he doesn't look smooth when he turns out of a back pedal and runs with a WR imo. In college his dominant speed can erase some of his stiffness. In the NFL he still has some dominant speed 4.34 is no joke. He may not be as "shut down" as billed but he will probably play for 12-15 years because when he losses his speed he can still play Safety like many of the elite CBs. The Bills actually need a CB. McGee is declining, CBs have a short shelf life and McGee isn't the kind of guy that transition to Safety. Corner is a good Nickel. McDrainBramage needs to focus on CB fundamentals and not fumbling returns. Florence was probably are best CB last year but he is oldish and a FA. YouBooty might be able to be a #2 CB but definitely needs some coaching. Another player that would be a top 10 pick any year. But seriously another DB in the first!!! Prince Amukamara Doubt the Bills go with Prince but as a side note. I think he might end up being the real "shutdown" CB this year. The Next Calvin Johnson / Larry Fitzgerald or the next Mike Williams / Roy Williams? AJ Green looks like the real thing to me but what's the point if you have no defense, no offensive line, and a questionable QB. A WR is probably one of the least impact and most dependent positions on the football field. How great is Larry Fitzgerald without a QB? That's also how you talk yourself out of taking a possible future HoFer. AJ Green would be a Top5 pick any year and is one of the few elite players in this draft. If the Bills take Green I take that as a sign of confidence in Troup, Carrington, Batten and Moats. Julio Jones Another Top 5 talent any other year. Another player one of the few top tier talent in the 2011 draft. Its possible Carolina or Denver takes AJ Green. Putting the Bills in a good position to trade down (Trading down in th Top10 and picking up a second 2nd pick plus a 3rd or 4th is the real Why So Serious approved move. Just need a trading partner) AJ Green is an athletic freak of nature. Has a bit of the droppsies in college but look at Moss and Owens numbers and their drops. I would pay money to see AJ Green and Julio Jones in a MMA fight or a track race, or a decathelon. Those are two beasts. Both of which could probably take Von Miller out no problem one on one. I want my top3 LB to put the fear of god in WRs not make WRs want to give him a wedgie. Again just say no to Von Miller. Trading Down. In my mind the Top QB, WR, DB, and D-linemen come in pairs in the 2011 draft with a huge perceived drop off to the #3 ranked talent. The trade down opportunity is going to come if Carolina takes Cam Newton and Arizona wants Gabbert. If Newton and Gabbert are both on the board the chances to trade up for a QB go down. This draft will have 1st round defensive talent in most years available in the mid second. Like Stephen Paea DE\NT, Phil Taylor NT, Martez Wilson ILB, Brooks Reed OLB. So it’s not likely a team will trade up for Fairely or Dareus given the sheer tons of impactful defensive players in this draft. DBs don't go very often in the Top5 and a team trading up and paying a premium for Prince Amukamara if Patrick Peterson goes in the Top2 would be unusual but this draft is pretty weak at CB. I think AJ Green and Julio Jones are both the real deal and would be top of the draft any year. As I pointed out early I believe the likelihood to trade down with the Browns or Redskins goes up if AJ green is gone and they want Julio Jones. Any trade down package that includes a Top10 pick, a second, and a 3rd or 4th is a no brainer. Based on the Draft Points chart which many NFL teams use (like the 2point conversion chart) it would take a package like that just to move from #3 overall to #5 overall because of the lack of Top Tier talent you can see a slight discount where that same package may buy the #3 from the #7. Robert Quinn. Not a Buddy nix guy. Had 1 good season in 2009 then suspended for 2010. Buddy nix drafted almost all 4 year players and Team Captain's on their collegiate team in 2010. I don't believe there any chance the Bills take this one year wonder. Plus he is supposed to be physically dominating at 260 lbs and didn't have a good bench press at the combine which just doesn't add up. If he played in 2010 he could probably be the consensus #1 overall if he played well. Although I like the guy in interviews he seems to have his head on straight and seems genuinely humbled by his 2010 suspension. He also had a brain tumor in High School and was forced to grow up faster or atleast face mortality at an early age. Still it’s kind of tough spending the #3 overall pick on a guy that has played as much organized football as I have the last year. Actually I'll be playing a touch football game on Saturday so I'll actually have plaid more organized Football in the last year than Robert Quinn leading into the draft. He could end up being a Randy Moss or Thurman Thomas type of story if many teams start passing on him and then he ends up dominating the NFL. Cameron Jordan I may be over analyzing this but this kid looks like the perfect fit for the Bills. He dominated the Pac10 Jake Locker, Andrew Luck, Foles, and Matt Barkley have all been forcibly introduced to him throughout the years. He is a 4 year player and team captain that makes him A Buddy Nix kind of guy. He can play DE in a 3-4 as he did in college and move inside to DT on Nickel and Dime packages. He can be an unblockable force at times. Putting him on the same line as Kyle Williams mean 3-4 people on opposing Offensive Lines are going to be to pay attention to those two players. This helps keep our linebackers clean so they can make plays. Plus this kid just has "IT." He can be the face of the franchise for the next ten years. He has great bloodlines his father went to Brown and plain in the NFL at TE for a decade. Not to mention Jordan’s former teammate at Cal, Tyson Alualu’s emergence last year, When at the time Tyson was considered a “reach” by the Jags, but the Jags got the last laugh. In a year with no organized team activities until the CBA is settled maybe in June, July, or August. There is no question that Cam Jordan will show up on time, in shape, and ready to go. The same can't be said for Fairely or Dareus. If the Bills trade down Cam Jordan is the target. If they don't I would be happy with a typical Buffalo Bills "reach" and have his name called at #3 overall. Watch this link and tell me you wouldn't like to hear him discussing how he made the air go out of Tom Brady's lungs in the Bills first victory of the Patroits in forever: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81e8001e/Cameron-Jordan-talks-to-press JJ Watt The guy is all motor. Had unexpectedly freakish numbers in the combines. If the Bills trade down and Cam Jordan is off the board. Picking up JJ Watt is a great cancelation prize. If they trade down out of the Top 10. In the 10-20 range JJ Watt is the target. If they go that low. The price would have to be the same package outlined earlier plus a 2012 1st. Now trading future picks has been frowned upon by the NFL. Owners and GMs have been told "buyer beware" meaning there is so much uncertainty right now they can't guarantee a 2012 draft or guarantee that any future draft pick trades can be honored. However with two 2012 1st round picks in tow the odds for Andrew Luck in 2012 go up. If you think there are a lot of options at #3, there triple the options at #34. Names to be aware of: If one of these tackles Fall: (Derek Sherrod:Gabe Carimi:Anthony Castonzo:Tyron Smith:Nate Solder) PhilTaylor NT Baylor Brooks Reed OLB Arizona Martez Wilson ILB Ill Christian Ponder QB FSU Andrew Dalton QB TCU Ryan Mallet QB Arkansas

Turns out, it does have something to do with cartilage even though it sounds like bone: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007255.htm I'm pretty sure if this were true, Bowers would be on the shelf for the 2011 season.

I hear you're a Master debater.